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package org.forgerock.openam.scripting;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Common component for Validating scripts in one of the supported scripting languages.
 *
 * @since 12.0.0
 */
public interface ScriptValidator {

    /**
     * Validate the given script for the particular language rules and produces a list of
     * {@link ScriptError} instances if any validation errors occurred.
     * @param script the script that needs to be validated.
     * @return a list of validation errors if validation failed and an empty list if validation passed.
     * @throws java.lang.NullPointerException if script is empty.
     */
    List<ScriptError> validateScript(ScriptObject script);

}
